Footballer, 28, ‘dies’ after cardiac arrest in training before quick-thinking doctor revives him

UKRAINIAN defender Oleh Danchenko's heart stopped in training before miraculously being resuscitated.

The 28-year-old, on loan at Zorya Luhansk from AEK Athens, was at a training camp in Turkey when the horrific incident occurred.

Ole Danchenko's heart stopped in training before being resuscitated

Danchenko, who has played in the Champions League for Shakhtar Donetsk, collapsed to the ground and suffered a cardiac arrest as medical staff rushed to his aid.

According to Skai, the staff of an Austrian team at the scene had a defibrillator on hand to use on Danchenko.

But for some time it did not appear to be working as he laid "dead" without a pulse.

Eventually he was resuscitated and taken to an intensive care unit by ambulance.

A club statement from Shakhtar on social media read: "We wish Oleh Danchenko a speedy recovery 🙏.

"Former player of Shakhtar have experienced clinical death at the training camp in Turkey.

"Stay strong, we are with you 🧡".

Danchenko's horrific health scare comes just one year after his wife Viktoria died in a car crash at the age of 27.

Oleh was in the car with her when their Kia Cerato collided with a truck and a highway crash barrier.

Viktoria tragically passed away at the scene.

The couple met on a train in 2017 and went on to marry three years later.